News: Dallas Cowboys First Quarter Stock Report

Sean Lee: Sean Lee is a true leader of industry. He ranked #1 as the NFL’s leading tackler entering week 5. He obviously lost the #1 spot while on the bye week but he should have no problem reclaiming that top spot later in the season. The Sean Lee Corporation specializes in run stopping but has a diverse enough business model to enable some opportunistic pass defense. He is reliable and fundamentally strong in all areas of his game. This is a stock built to last and is an excellent long term investment.

Sean Lissemore: Liss is the second Sean to make the Bull list today. He has been given more opportunities and has taken advantage of them. He is versatile, playing DT in addition to his better-suited DE position. This gave the Cowboys the ability to rest Josh Brent more often since Ratliff has been out all year so far. Ratliff is expected back next week but do not expect it to impact the number of snaps Sean receives. He has proven he deserves the playing time. Sean doesn’t have a sack yet but he is regularly applying pressure and after week 4 ranked third in the league in tackles by a Defensive lineman. That’s especially impressive considering he is rotating positions in a 3-4 defense.

What has this Bull Report taught us? The Dallas Cowboys clearly need to draft more Seans.

The running game is also suffering. According to Football Outsiders, DeMarco Murray averages only 2.97 yards in the middle gaps and 2.87 to Doug Free’s right tackle side. Tyron Smith (second youngest man in the NFL) is still learning the position but manages to provide Murray 4.94 yards to his left tackle side. Tyron provides the only glimmer of hope on this line